News Releases

2006

• Phase II Payments Delayed Until January 17

2005

• Phase II Board Announces 2005 Payment Rates



• N.C. jurist orders release of Phase 2 money from trust fund



• North Carolina Supreme Court Rules Against Tobacco Companies Denying 2004 Phase II Payments



• North Carolina Supreme Court to Decide on Expediting Appeal of 2004 Phase II Payment Denial



• Attorneys press for speed in review of Phase II case (Winston-Salem Journal)

2004

• North Carolina Judge Halts 2004 Phase II Payment



• Special Notice on the Quota Buyouts



• Virginia Phase II Board Announces 2004 Work Sessions
 

2003

• Phase II Board Announces 2003 Payment Rates



• Deadline for Virginia Tobacco Trust Phase II
  
  

2002

• Deadline for Virginia Tobacco Trust Phase II Verification and Application Forms is October 21 (October 9, 2002)



• Phase II Tobacco Board Announces 2002 Payment & Work Sessions (September 20, 2002)



• IRS Reminds Virginia Farmers That National Tobacco Settlement Payments Are Taxable Each Year (March 6, 2002)



• IRS Reminds Farmers That National Tobacco Settlement Payments Are Taxable Each Year (March 6, 2002)
  
  

2001

• Phase II Board Reminds Tobacco Farmers of October 29 Deadline for 2001 Payment (October 23, 2001)



• Phase II Tobacco Board Announces 2001 Payment & Work Sessions (October 1, 2001)

2000

• Governor Gilmore Announces Nearly $16 million in Relief for Virginia Tobacco Farmers (December 29, 2000)



• Phase II Board Announces Work Sessions (October 12, 2000)



• Ninety-Eight Percent of Virginia Tobacco Grower Fund Paid in First year of Phase II Settlement (April 11, 2000)



• Wednesday is Deadline for 1999 Phase II Applicants (February 28, 2000)



• Tax Commissioner Receives Ruling on Tobacco Settlement Payments (February 24, 2000)



• Tobacco Producers and Quota Owners Get Second Chance For Phase II Payments (February 2, 2000)



• Phase II Tobacco Board Counsel to Attend Tobacco Meetings (January 13, 2000)



• Phase II Tobacco Board Announces 2000 Payment Policies (January 12, 2000)



• Phase II Tobacco Board Clarifies Payment Process (January 6, 2000)

1999

• Governor Gilmore Announces Certification of $21.6 Million for Virginia Tobacco Growers (December 22, 1999) - scanned image



• Deadline for Phase II Tobacco Funds is Friday, November 19 (November 15, 1999)



• Virginia Tobacco Trust Certification Board Urges Tobacco Farmers to Return Completed Applications Before Nov. 19 Deadline (November 9, 1999)



• Virginia Tobacco Trust Certification Board Announces Public Information Meetings (October 20, 1999)



• Governor Jim Gilmore Announces Virginia Tobacco Growers to Receive $340 Million from Settlement Trust (July 30, 1999) - scanned image